Question 1

What do you think the labour movement or the women's movement will look like in 2050? Why do you hold these opinions?

Accepted Answer

In 2050, I believe the labour movement w

Question 2

At the Quebec City Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) protest in 2001, the government created a temporary by-law stating that no one in the vicinity of the trade talks could wear a hooded sweatshirt or a bandana or carry a gas mask.What was the government engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A) strain enforcement 
B) military repression 
C) resource mobilization 
D) social control 
A) strain enforcement 
B) military repression 
C) resource mobilization 
D) social control

Question 3

When the World Trade Organization (WTO) Millennium Round of talks began to break down in 1999 due to the actions of the protestors, which of the following was most likely to occur next?

Accepted Answer

A) Protestors would be encouraged to press their claims further. 
B) Protestors would be encouraged to give up their claims. 
C) The government would be encouraged to remain uninvolved. 
D) The government would ensure that protests would never occur again. 
A) Protestors would be encouraged to press their claims further. 
B) Protestors would be encouraged to give up their claims. 
C) The government would be encouraged to remain uninvolved. 
D) The government would ensure that protests would never occur again.

Question 4

What is frame alignment? How does the theory of frame alignment add to resource mobilization theory?

Accepted Answer

Frame alignment refers to the process of

Question 5

During the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in 1999 the government called in the National Guard, who arrested peaceful protestors and sprayed them with C2 gas and rubber bullets.What are these actions an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) resource mobilization 
B) political opportunism 
C) social control 
D) social strain 
A) resource mobilization 
B) political opportunism 
C) social control 
D) social strain

Question 6

What is the right to a basic and minimum standard of living in Canada part of?

Accepted Answer

A) universal citizenship 
B) political citizenship 
C) civil citizenship 
D) social citizenship 
A) universal citizenship 
B) political citizenship 
C) civil citizenship 
D) social citizenship

Question 7

French unionization is an example of resource mobilization, a process by which groups engage in more collective action as their power increases, because of their growing size and increasing organizational material, and other resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which theory of group action suggests that discontent is sometimes expressed collectively and in uncustomary ways?

Accepted Answer

A) solidarity theory 
B) new social movement theory 
C) breakdown theory 
D) frame alignment theory 
A) solidarity theory 
B) new social movement theory 
C) breakdown theory 
D) frame alignment theory

Question 9

Just prior to a strike by union employees on a university campus, union members spend a lot of money on pamphlets stating why students have the same interests as the soon-to-be-striking employees and why they should support them.What do the union's actions illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) impression management 
B) frame alignment 
C) public relations 
D) strategic marketing 
A) impression management 
B) frame alignment 
C) public relations 
D) strategic marketing

Question 10

According to the textbook, why were people predisposed to participate in the 1907 Vancouver riot?

Accepted Answer

A) because of their class background 
B) because of their occupation 
C) because they felt deprived 
D) because of their racist attitudes 
A) because of their class background 
B) because of their occupation 
C) because they felt deprived 
D) because of their racist attitudes

What do you think the labour movement or the women's movement will look like in 2050? Why do you hold these opinions?

At the Quebec City Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) protest in 2001, the government created a temporary by-law stating that no one in the vicinity of the trade talks could wear a hooded sweatshirt or a bandana or carry a gas mask.What was the government engaging in?

When the World Trade Organization (WTO) Millennium Round of talks began to break down in 1999 due to the actions of the protestors, which of the following was most likely to occur next?

What is frame alignment? How does the theory of frame alignment add to resource mobilization theory?

During the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in 1999 the government called in the National Guard, who arrested peaceful protestors and sprayed them with C₂ gas and rubber bullets.What are these actions an example of?

What is the right to a basic and minimum standard of living in Canada part of?

French unionization is an example of resource mobilization, a process by which groups engage in more collective action as their power increases, because of their growing size and increasing organizational material, and other resources.

Which theory of group action suggests that discontent is sometimes expressed collectively and in uncustomary ways?

Just prior to a strike by union employees on a university campus, union members spend a lot of money on pamphlets stating why students have the same interests as the soon-to-be-striking employees and why they should support them.What do the union's actions illustrate?

According to the textbook, why were people predisposed to participate in the 1907 Vancouver riot?

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Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

What do you think the labour movement or the women's movement will look like in 2050? Why do you hold these opinions?

At the Quebec City Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) protest in 2001, the government created a temporary by-law stating that no one in the vicinity of the trade talks could wear a hooded sweatshirt or a bandana or carry a gas mask.What was the government engaging in?

When the World Trade Organization (WTO) Millennium Round of talks began to break down in 1999 due to the actions of the protestors, which of the following was most likely to occur next?

What is frame alignment? How does the theory of frame alignment add to resource mobilization theory?

During the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in 1999 the government called in the National Guard, who arrested peaceful protestors and sprayed them with C2 gas and rubber bullets.What are these actions an example of?

What is the right to a basic and minimum standard of living in Canada part of?

French unionization is an example of resource mobilization, a process by which groups engage in more collective action as their power increases, because of their growing size and increasing organizational material, and other resources.

Which theory of group action suggests that discontent is sometimes expressed collectively and in uncustomary ways?

Just prior to a strike by union employees on a university campus, union members spend a lot of money on pamphlets stating why students have the same interests as the soon-to-be-striking employees and why they should support them.What do the union's actions illustrate?

According to the textbook, why were people predisposed to participate in the 1907 Vancouver riot?

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction

Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification

Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Work and the Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

Education

Mass Media and Mass Communication

Health and Medicine

Population and Urbanization

Technology and the Global Environment

Filters

During the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in 1999 the government called in the National Guard, who arrested peaceful protestors and sprayed them with C₂ gas and rubber bullets.What are these actions an example of?